Climate Change and Biodiversity

Thomas E. Lovejoy, Lee Hannah

418 pages, parution le 20/05/2005

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"A must-read for anyone, from layperson through student to expert, with an interest in conservation biology, or in the interplay between the global economy and the imperiled ecosystem services we too often take for granted."
Lord Robert M. MAY, president of the Royal Society and Zoology Department, Oxford University

In the past, climate changes have had dramatic repercussions, including large numbers of extinctions and extensive shifts in species ranges. As human-induced climate change accelerates, scientists and policymakers involved with biodiversity conservation need authoritative information in order to design effective plans and responses. Climate Change and Biodiversity meets this need. Written for the specialist as well as the concerned citizen, this important book presents a comprehensive view of the newest research and thinking on climate change and biological diversity.

Contributors to the volume, all leading researchers in their fields, discuss:

What is now known about past climate changes in different areas of the world
Recent trends in climate change and projections for the future Ways that particular organisms (plants, fish, coral, butterflies, birds, soil micro-organisms, and others) are responding to climate change
Predictions for the future of biological diversity in the face of climate change
Dynamic models to forecast complex synergistic effects
Conservation challenges and the tools that are available to address them
Social and policy issues and choices
Other critical topics in climate change biology

L'auteur - Thomas E. Lovejoy

Thomas E. Lovejoy is president of the H. John Heinz III Center for Science, Economics and the Environment. He coedited the groundbreaking and critically acclaimed Global Warming and Biological Diversity, published in 1992.

L'auteur - Lee Hannah

Lee Hannah is senior climate change biologist, Center for Applied Biodiversity Science, Conservation International, and is a leader in research and the design of innovative conservation strategies to deal with this emerging threat.

Sommaire

Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Present Changes
Learning From The Past
Understanding The Future
Conservation Responses
Policy Responses

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Éditeur(s)	Yale University Press
Auteur(s)	Thomas E. Lovejoy, Lee Hannah
Parution	20/05/2005
Nb. de pages	418
Format	18 x 26
Couverture	Relié
Poids	1092g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780300104257
ISBN13	978-0-300-10425-7